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SimonUK:
Hi Guys

When you taper the ends of the bow for the nocks, do you angle the taper so that one edge follows the single growth ring of the back? Or do you taper it symetrically like when you taper an arrow shaft ready for the arrowhead? Hope you know what I mean. It's for a yew bow I'm making.

Thanks

Simon

Kviljo:
On the MR bows the taper is only on the sides and belly, so the nocks must have been pointing slightly forward.

SimonUK:
great stuff kviljo ...thanks

Rod:
Kviljo appears to be confusing tillering taper with taper of the nock "cone". Generally the nock cone is quite symmetrical, though it may on some examples be slightly forward in angle.
Rod.

SimonUK:
Ah, thanks Rod. Yesterday the bow in question developed an enormous fret towards the end of tillering  :'( so it's all academic now. Maybe I'll put nocks on my next ash bow.

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